In a press release dated December 22 , 2015, the French competition authority (Autorité de la concurrence) announced that it authorized the KOSC consortium to take over COMPLETEL's DSL network.
This authorization follows the competition authority's decision 14-DCC-160 of October 30, 2014,...
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The « Macron Law » promotes the digital economy
The French law n°2015-990 to promote the economic growth, activity and equity economic opportunity (known as “Macron Law”), dated August 6, 2015 and promulgated on August 7, 2015, includes provisions regarding electronic communications operators, Internet players and companies. The...
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The ARCEP facilitates the deployment of 4G networks
The French national electronic communications and postal regulation authority (ARCEP), which had been appealed by Free, was called upon to consider the validity of the restrictions imposed by Orange for using the services initially planned for the fixed web traffic in order to rout mobile...
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The Constitutional Council approves the core of the Intelligence Act
Referred to the Constitutional Council by the President of the Republic, the President of the Senate and more than 60 deputies, the Intelligence Act has now completed the legislative process. The Constitutional Council has approved the major part pf the law by its decision n°2012-713 DC of...
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The allocation of 700 MHz frequency
The increasing data flow required for the "mobile internet" induces a growing need of radio frequencies for mobile operators. Therefore, operators are looking for frequency bands in order to develop their 3G or 4G activities and to declutter their networks.
The French government decided...
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The Paris Civil Court refuses the protection of a Jimi Hendrix’s photo by copyright
In a decision dated May 21, 2015, the Paris Civil Court refused to admit the existence of a forgery of Jimi Hendrix’s photo on the grounds that the originality of the work had not been proved.
In this case, an electronic cigarette sales company had reproduced a Jimi Hendrix’s photo...
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The "Les Républicains" trademarks are legal
In a decision dated May 6, 2015, the Paris First Instance Court, ruling in emergency, held that neither manifestly unlawful disturbance nor eminent harm could be characterized by the use, by a political party, of the term “Les Républicains” as a denomination and as a trademark.
The...
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Decree n°2015-511 of May, 7th, 2015: the INPI silence is not considered as an acceptance
The Decree n°2015-511 of May 7th, 2015 introduces exceptions concerning the principle "silence is considered as an acceptance".
In the relationship between the citizens and the Administration, the principle is: "if the administrative authority failed to respond within two months to a...
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The Paris Court of Appeal affirms the validity of the trademark “Vente-privee.com”
In a decision dated March 31, 2015, the Paris Court of Appeal overturnedthe judgment of the Paris Civil Court of general jurisdiction of November 28, 2013 which declared the invalidity of the trademark “vente-privee.com” on the basis of article L. 711-2 of the intellectual property...
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Paris court declared Facebook’s jurisdiction clause unfair
Facebook’s Terms of Service attribute exclusive jurisdiction to the Californian Courts in case of litigation with users. However, a French citizen sued Facebook before a French national court after one of his picture was censored and his account suspended.
The Paris court of first...
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